Portuguese A1 — Beginner: first words, family, food

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The whole Portuguese A1 level as one readable page: 3 units, 9 lessons, 65 words, 293 questions with every answer shown, a worksheet and a 10-item level test. Nothing here is behind JavaScript, and nothing needs an account.

What you can do when A1 is finished

• Greet people and introduce yourself in Portuguese
• Count, tell age, and talk about family
• Order food and use basic present-tense verbs

A1, unit by unit

First words

Olá! Greetings and politeness

OLÁ fits everyone. Daytime: BOM DIA. Afternoon: BOA TARDE. Night: BOA NOITE. Bye: TCHAU (casual) or ADEUS. Thanks changes by SPEAKER: men say OBRIGADO, women say OBRIGADA!

Dialogue. Read it aloud twice — once for each speaker.

Practice (12). Answer first, then open the answer.

What this Portuguese practice tests. multiple choice, fill in the blank, translation, reverse translation, matching, reorder, sentence building, word selection, error correction, dialogue completion, reading comprehension, paragraph comprehension. Every exercise works on Portuguese gender/agreement, verb conjugation, pronunciation, and regional/formal register.

1. multiple choicePractice 1 [multiple choice] — Olá! Greetings and politeness: Choose the contextual meaning of olá (oh-LAH).

   1. hello
   2. good morning
   3. good afternoon
   Show the answer

   hello

2. fill the gapPractice 2 [fill in the blank] — Olá! Greetings and politeness: Type the complete Latin script expression meaning “good night”.

   Show the answer

   bom dia

3. translatePractice 3 [translation] — Olá! Greetings and politeness: Read boa tarde (BOH-uh TAHR-dee) and give its lesson meaning.

   Show the answer

   good afternoon

4. translate into the languagePractice 4 [reverse translation] — Olá! Greetings and politeness: Produce “good night” in Latin script, not romanisation alone.

   Show the answer

   boa noite

5. matchingPractice 5 [matching] — Olá! Greetings and politeness: Match tchau to its contextual meaning.

   1. please
   2. bye (casual)
   3. thanks (m/f speaker)
   Show the answer

   bye (casual)

6. put it in orderPractice 6 [reorder] — Olá! Greetings and politeness: Rebuild this model with correct Portuguese gender/agreement, verb conjugation, pronunciation, and regional/formal register: a coffee

   Show the answer

   um café

7. build the sentencePractice 7 [sentence building] — Olá! Greetings and politeness: Rebuild this model with correct Portuguese gender/agreement, verb conjugation, pronunciation, and regional/formal register: the book

   Show the answer

   Olá! Bom dia. Como vai?

8. choose the wordPractice 8 [word selection] — Olá! Greetings and politeness: Select the correct target form for “sorry / excuse me”.

   1. olá
   2. bom dia
   3. desculpe
   Show the answer

   desculpe

9. find the mistakePractice 9 [error correction] — Olá! Greetings and politeness: Replace a script, morphology, particle, or register error with the lesson model for “a coffee”.

   Show the answer

   um café

10. finish the dialoguePractice 10 [dialogue completion] — Olá! Greetings and politeness: Complete Rafael’s turn in the taught register: Very well, please. And you?

    Show the answer

    Muito bem, obrigado. E você?

11. readingPractice 11 [reading comprehension] — Olá! Greetings and politeness: Read Bem, obrigada. Tchau! (bay(n), oh-bree-GAH-dah. chow!). What exact detail is communicated?

    Show the answer

    Fine, thanks. Bye!

12. paragraphPractice 12 [paragraph comprehension] — Olá! Greetings and politeness: Read the complete dialogue and explain this turn’s function: Tchau!

    Show the answer

    Bye!

Quick check (5).

1. quick checkBOM DIA is used…

   1. only mornings
   2. morning to noon
   3. only nights
   4. never
   Show the answer

   morning to noon

   Dia = day: morning greeting.

2. quick checkTCHAU is…

   1. hello formal
   2. casual bye
   3. please
   4. sorry
   Show the answer

   casual bye

   Tchau = casual bye (also hi!).

3. quick checkO LIVRO means…

   1. the house
   2. the book
   3. the coffee
   4. the door
   Show the answer

   the book

   Livro (masculine) = book.

4. quick checkWhy OBRIGADA from Ana?

   1. she is polite
   2. thanks matches the SPEAKER (f)
   3. typo
   4. plural
   Show the answer

   thanks matches the SPEAKER (f)

   Women say obrigada, men obrigado.

5. quick checkDESCULPE means…

   1. please
   2. thanks
   3. sorry
   4. hello
   Show the answer

   sorry

   Desculpe = sorry/excuse me.

Worksheet: Greetings worksheet

Review list. olá · bom dia · boa tarde · boa noite

Numbers and introductions

Numbers 1–10 open prices and ages. Introduce with SER (to be): SOU = I am. Sou Ana. Ask names: COMO VOCÊ SE CHAMA? (What are you called?). Answer: ME CHAMO …

Dialogue. Read it aloud twice — once for each speaker.

Practice (12). Answer first, then open the answer.

What this Portuguese practice tests. main idea, detail identification, inference, listening comprehension, dictation, listen and choose, listen and reorder, listen and fill, repeat after audio, multiple choice, fill in the blank, translation. Every exercise works on Portuguese gender/agreement, verb conjugation, pronunciation, and regional/formal register.

1. the main ideaPractice 2 [main idea] — Numbers and introductions: What is the central communicative purpose of “Numbers and introductions”?

   Show the answer

   Numbers 1–10 open prices and ages.

2. spot the detailPractice 3 [detail identification] — Numbers and introductions: Read Sou do Rio. (soh doo HEE-oo.). What exact detail is communicated?

   Show the answer

   I am from Rio.

3. what is meantPractice 4 [inference] — Numbers and introductions: Infer the intended meaning or social force of Sou Ana. without overclaiming.

   Show the answer

   I am Ana.

4. listeningPractice 5 [listening comprehension] — Numbers and introductions: Play the synthetic audio and give its precise contextual meaning.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   Hello, I am Ana. What is your name?

5. dictationPractice 6 [dictation] — Numbers and introductions: Play the labeled synthetic Portuguese audio and type the complete line in Latin script.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   Me chamo Rafael. De onde você é?

6. listen and choosePractice 7 [listen and choose] — Numbers and introductions: Play the synthetic audio and select its contextual meaning.

   1. I am from Rio.
   2. Nice to meet you!
   3. seven

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   I am from Rio.

7. listen, then orderPractice 8 [listen and reorder] — Numbers and introductions: Rebuild this model with correct Portuguese gender/agreement, verb conjugation, pronunciation, and regional/formal register: Are you Rafael?

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   Você é Rafael?

8. listen and fillPractice listen and fill — Numbers and introductions: Play the synthetic audio and complete the line beginning “Olá,…”.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   Olá, sou Ana. Como você se chama?

9. repeat itPractice 10 [repeat after audio] — Numbers and introductions: Repeat the synthetic model with accurate phrase grouping; no microphone score is claimed.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   Me chamo Rafael. De onde você é?

10. multiple choicePractice 11 [multiple choice] — Numbers and introductions: Choose the contextual meaning of três (trehsh).

    1. three
    2. four
    3. five
    Show the answer

    three

11. fill the gapPractice 12 [fill in the blank] — Numbers and introductions: Type the complete Latin script expression meaning “four”.

    Show the answer

    quatro

12. translatePractice 13 [translation] — Numbers and introductions: Read cinco (SEEN-koo) and give its lesson meaning.

    Show the answer

    five

Quick check (5).

1. quick checkSOU means…

   1. you are
   2. I am
   3. he is
   4. we are
   Show the answer

   I am

   Sou = I am.

2. quick checkHow do you ask someone's name (formal)?

   1. Como vai?
   2. Como você se chama?
   3. De onde é?
   4. Quantos anos?
   Show the answer

   Como você se chama?

   Como você se chama? = What are you called?

3. quick checkCINCO is number…

   1. 3
   2. 4
   3. 5
   4. 6
   Show the answer

   5

   um dois três quatro CINCO.

4. quick check'I am from Rio' is…

   1. Sou Rio
   2. Sou do Rio
   3. É do Rio
   4. Sou de Rio
   Show the answer

   Sou do Rio

   Sou DO (= de + o) + place.

5. quick checkPRAZER means…

   1. goodbye
   2. nice to meet you
   3. good luck
   4. see you
   Show the answer

   nice to meet you

   Say it when you first meet.

Worksheet: Numbers and names worksheet

Review list. um · dois · três · quatro

O alfabeto, os acentos e o seu nome

Portuguese writes almost what it says, and the exceptions are the accents. The til makes a vowel nasal (ã, õ), the cedilla keeps a c soft (ç), the acute marks the stressed vowel (é, á) and the circumflex marks a closed one (ê, ô). When someone asks como se escreve?, they want letters, not sounds — double l, c with cedilla, no accent.

Dialogue. Read it aloud twice — once for each speaker.

Practice (12). Answer first, then open the answer.

What this Portuguese practice tests. Brazilian Portuguese. Every exercise works on nasal vowels (ã, õ) and the diphthongs, você as the everyday second person, ser vs estar, the two pasts (pretérito / imperfeito), the personal infinitive, the future subjunctive in real conditions, and the written register of the Brazilian press.

1. multiple choicePractice 1: [multiple choice] O alfabeto, os acentos e o seu nome — Choose the meaning of a letra (ah LEH-trah) in this lesson.

   1. letter
   2. accent mark
   3. cedilla
   4. to spell
   Show the answer

   letter

2. fill the gapPractice 2: [fill in the blank] O alfabeto, os acentos e o seu nome — Type the Portuguese expression meaning “accent mark”.

   Show the answer

   o acento

3. translatePractice 3: [translation] O alfabeto, os acentos e o seu nome — Interpret the Latin script in context: Como se escreve o seu sobrenome? (KOH-moo see es-KREH-vee oo seh-oo soh-breh-NOH-mee?).

   Show the answer

   How is your surname spelled?

4. translate into the languagePractice 4: [reverse translation] O alfabeto, os acentos e o seu nome — Write in Latin script: It is written with a cedilla and an accent..

   Show the answer

   Escreve-se com ç e com acento.

5. matchingPractice 5: [matching] O alfabeto, os acentos e o seu nome — Match a cedilha to its lesson meaning.

   1. cedilla
   2. letter
   3. accent mark
   Show the answer

   cedilla

6. put it in orderPractice 6: [reorder] O alfabeto, os acentos e o seu nome — Reconstruct the lesson model in coherent Portuguese: My name has two l's..

   Show the answer

   Meu nome tem dois l.

7. build the sentencePractice 7: [sentence building] O alfabeto, os acentos e o seu nome — Build the sentence with the lesson pattern (Como se escreve o seu sobrenome? · Escreve-se com dois l · Tem acento?): How is your surname spelled?.

   Show the answer

   Como se escreve o seu sobrenome?

8. choose the wordPractice 8: [word selection] O alfabeto, os acentos e o seu nome — Select the Portuguese form for “to spell”.

   1. soletrar
   2. o sobrenome
   Show the answer

   soletrar

9. find the mistakePractice 9: [error correction] O alfabeto, os acentos e o seu nome — Correct the model the lesson warns about: Como escreve seu nome?

   Show the answer

   Como se escreve o seu nome?

10. finish the dialoguePractice 10: [dialogue completion] O alfabeto, os acentos e o seu nome — Complete the exchange with the studied response to: Good morning! What is your full name?

    Show the answer

    Marina Souza. Souza com z.

11. readingPractice 11: [reading comprehension] O alfabeto, os acentos e o seu nome — Read “E o sobrenome tem acento?” (ee oo soh-breh-NOH-mee tay(n) ah-SEN-too?). What does it mean?

    Show the answer

    And does the surname have an accent?

12. paragraphPractice 12: [paragraph comprehension] O alfabeto, os acentos e o seu nome — Read the lesson dialogue as a whole and give its key move: No, no accent. Only the first name has one.

    Show the answer

    Não, sem acento. Só o nome tem.

Quick check (5).

1. quick checkWhich meaning best fits a letra?

   1. letter
   2. accent mark
   3. cedilla
   4. to spell
   Show the answer

   letter

   a letra (ah LEH-trah) means letter in this lesson.

2. quick checkWhich meaning best fits o acento?

   1. accent mark
   2. letter
   3. cedilla
   4. to spell
   Show the answer

   accent mark

   o acento (oo ah-SEN-too) means accent mark in this lesson.

3. quick checkWhich meaning best fits a cedilha?

   1. cedilla
   2. letter
   3. accent mark
   4. to spell
   Show the answer

   cedilla

   a cedilha (ah seh-DEE-lyah) means cedilla in this lesson.

4. quick checkWhich meaning best fits soletrar?

   1. to spell
   2. letter
   3. accent mark
   4. cedilla
   Show the answer

   to spell

   soletrar (soh-leh-TRAHR) means to spell in this lesson.

5. quick checkWhich meaning best fits o sobrenome?

   1. surname
   2. letter
   3. accent mark
   4. cedilla
   Show the answer

   surname

   o sobrenome (oo soh-breh-NOH-mee) means surname in this lesson.

Worksheet: Spelling worksheet

Review list. a letra · o acento · a cedilha · soletrar

Daily life

Family and TER (age)

Meet the family: MÃE, PAI, IRMÃO, IRMÃ. Age uses TER (to have): TENHO 10 ANOS = I have 10 years = I am 10. Ask: QUANTOS ANOS VOCÊ TEM? (How many years do you have?)

Dialogue. Read it aloud twice — once for each speaker.

Practice (12). Answer first, then open the answer.

What this Portuguese practice tests. reverse translation, matching, reorder, sentence building, word selection, error correction, dialogue completion, reading comprehension, paragraph comprehension, main idea, detail identification, inference. Every exercise works on Portuguese gender/agreement, verb conjugation, pronunciation, and regional/formal register.

1. translate into the languagePractice 3 [reverse translation] — Family and TER (age): Produce “man” in Latin script, not romanisation alone.

   Show the answer

   o irmão

2. matchingPractice 4 [matching] — Family and TER (age): Match a irmã to its contextual meaning.

   1. son
   2. sister
   3. daughter
   Show the answer

   sister

3. put it in orderPractice 5 [reorder] — Family and TER (age): Rebuild this model with correct Portuguese gender/agreement, verb conjugation, pronunciation, and regional/formal register: How old are you?

   Show the answer

   Quantos anos você tem?

4. build the sentencePractice 6 [sentence building] — Family and TER (age): Rebuild this model with correct Portuguese gender/agreement, verb conjugation, pronunciation, and regional/formal register: My sister is 7.

   Show the answer

   Minha irmã tem sete anos.

5. choose the wordPractice 7 [word selection] — Family and TER (age): Select the correct target form for “family”.

   1. o amigo / a amiga
   2. a mãe
   3. a família
   Show the answer

   a família

6. find the mistakePractice 8 [error correction] — Family and TER (age): Replace a script, morphology, particle, or register error with the lesson model for “How old are you?”.

   Show the answer

   Quantos anos você tem?

7. finish the dialoguePractice 9 [dialogue completion] — Family and TER (age): Complete Ana’s turn in the taught register: Do you have brothers/sisters?

   Show the answer

   Você tem irmãos?

8. readingPractice 10 [reading comprehension] — Family and TER (age): Read Sim, tenho um irmão e uma irmã. (seeng, TEH-nyoo oong eer-MOW(n) ee OO-mah eer-MAH(n).). What exact detail is communicated?

   Show the answer

   Yes, I have one brother and one sister.

9. paragraphPractice 11 [paragraph comprehension] — Family and TER (age): Read the complete dialogue and explain this turn’s function: Quantos anos sua irmã tem?

   Show the answer

   How old is your sister?

10. the main ideaPractice 12 [main idea] — Family and TER (age): What is the central communicative purpose of “Family and TER (age)”?

    Show the answer

    Meet the family: MÃE, PAI, IRMÃO, IRMÃ.

11. spot the detailPractice 13 [detail identification] — Family and TER (age): Read Você tem irmãos? (voh-SEH tay(n) eer-MOWSH?). What exact detail is communicated?

    Show the answer

    Do you have brothers/sisters?

12. what is meantPractice 14 [inference] — Family and TER (age): Infer the intended meaning or social force of Quantos anos você tem? without overclaiming.

    Show the answer

    How old are you?

Quick check (5).

1. quick checkTENHO DEZ ANOS means…

   1. I have ten houses
   2. I am ten years old
   3. I like ten songs
   4. I see ten birds
   Show the answer

   I am ten years old

   Ter + anos = age.

2. quick checkA IRMÃ is…

   1. brother
   2. sister
   3. mother
   4. daughter
   Show the answer

   sister

   Irmã = sister.

3. quick checkWhich asks about age?

   1. Como vai?
   2. Quantos anos você tem?
   3. Onde mora?
   4. Que horas são?
   Show the answer

   Quantos anos você tem?

   Quantos anos = how many years.

4. quick check'My sister is 7' is…

   1. Minha irmã tem sete anos
   2. Minha irmã é sete
   3. Minha irmã sete anos
   4. Tenho irmã sete
   Show the answer

   Minha irmã tem sete anos

   Tem + number + anos.

5. quick checkUM IRMÃO E UMA IRMÃ means…

   1. two brothers
   2. two sisters
   3. a brother and a sister
   4. no siblings
   Show the answer

   a brother and a sister

   Um = a (m), uma = a (f).

Worksheet: Family worksheet

Review list. a mãe · o pai · o irmão · a irmã

Food and -AR verbs

Food first! ÁGUA, PÃO, LEITE, MAÇÃ. Order with QUERIA (I would like): QUERIA UM CAFÉ. -AR verbs: FALAR → FALO (I speak), FALA (you/he/she speaks). One form covers você/ele/ela!

Dialogue. Read it aloud twice — once for each speaker.

Practice (12). Answer first, then open the answer.

What this Portuguese practice tests. listening comprehension, dictation, listen and choose, listen and reorder, listen and fill, repeat after audio, multiple choice, fill in the blank, translation, reverse translation, matching, reorder. Every exercise works on Portuguese gender/agreement, verb conjugation, pronunciation, and regional/formal register.

1. listeningPractice 4 [listening comprehension] — Food and -AR verbs: Play the synthetic audio and give its precise contextual meaning.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   Two euros.

2. dictationPractice 5 [dictation] — Food and -AR verbs: Play the labeled synthetic Portuguese audio and type the complete line in Latin script.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   Bom dia! Queria um café, por favor.

3. listen and choosePractice 6 [listen and choose] — Food and -AR verbs: Play the synthetic audio and select its contextual meaning.

   1. Large or small?
   2. Large, thanks. How much is it?
   3. chicken

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   Large or small?

4. listen, then orderPractice 7 [listen and reorder] — Food and -AR verbs: Rebuild this model with correct Portuguese gender/agreement, verb conjugation, pronunciation, and regional/formal register: I speak Portuguese.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   Falo português.

5. listen and fillPractice listen and fill — Food and -AR verbs: Play the synthetic audio and complete the line beginning “Dois…”.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   Dois euros.

6. repeat itPractice 9 [repeat after audio] — Food and -AR verbs: Repeat the synthetic model with accurate phrase grouping; no microphone score is claimed.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   Bom dia! Queria um café, por favor.

7. multiple choicePractice 10 [multiple choice] — Food and -AR verbs: Choose the contextual meaning of o pão (oo pow(n)).

   1. bread
   2. milk
   3. apple
   Show the answer

   bread

8. fill the gapPractice 11 [fill in the blank] — Food and -AR verbs: Type the complete Latin script expression meaning “pen”.

   Show the answer

   o leite

9. translatePractice 12 [translation] — Food and -AR verbs: Read a maçã (ah mah-SAH(n)) and give its lesson meaning.

   Show the answer

   apple

10. translate into the languagePractice 13 [reverse translation] — Food and -AR verbs: Produce “rice” in Latin script, not romanisation alone.

    Show the answer

    o arroz

11. matchingPractice 14 [matching] — Food and -AR verbs: Match o frango to its contextual meaning.

    1. coffee
    2. chicken
    3. tea
    Show the answer

    chicken

12. put it in orderPractice 15 [reorder] — Food and -AR verbs: Rebuild this model with correct Portuguese gender/agreement, verb conjugation, pronunciation, and regional/formal register: She sings well.

    Show the answer

    Dois euros.

Quick check (5).

1. quick checkVOCÊ FALA means…

   1. I speak
   2. you speak
   3. he speaks
   4. they speak
   Show the answer

   you speak

   Você + -A form.

2. quick checkO FRANGO is…

   1. bread
   2. rice
   3. chicken
   4. apple
   Show the answer

   chicken

   Frango = chicken.

3. quick checkQUANTO CUSTA? means…

   1. Where is it?
   2. How much is it?
   3. What time is it?
   4. Who is it?
   Show the answer

   How much is it?

   Quanto = how much.

4. quick check'She sings well' is…

   1. Ela canto bem
   2. Ela canta bem
   3. Ela cantas bem
   4. Ela cantar bem
   Show the answer

   Ela canta bem

   Ela + -A: canta.

5. quick checkThe polite order word is…

   1. quero
   2. queria
   3. tenho
   4. me dá
   Show the answer

   queria

   Queria = I would like.

Worksheet: Food worksheet

Review list. a água · o pão · o leite · a maçã

A casa: moro em, tem, fica

Three verbs describe a home and only one of them is about you. Eu moro em… puts you there, o apartamento tem… describes what is inside, and o prédio fica… places the building in the street. The same three do the work for a job or a school: trabalho em, a empresa tem, fica no centro.

Dialogue. Read it aloud twice — once for each speaker.

Practice (12). Answer first, then open the answer.

What this Portuguese practice tests. Brazilian Portuguese. Every exercise works on nasal vowels (ã, õ) and the diphthongs, você as the everyday second person, ser vs estar, the two pasts (pretérito / imperfeito), the personal infinitive, the future subjunctive in real conditions, and the written register of the Brazilian press.

1. multiple choicePractice 1: [multiple choice] A casa: moro em, tem, fica — Choose the meaning of o quarto (oo KWAHR-doo) in this lesson.

   1. bedroom
   2. living room
   3. kitchen
   4. floor, storey
   Show the answer

   bedroom

2. fill the gapPractice 2: [fill in the blank] A casa: moro em, tem, fica — Type the Portuguese expression meaning “living room”.

   Show the answer

   a sala

3. translatePractice 3: [translation] A casa: moro em, tem, fica — Interpret the Latin script in context: Eu moro em Pinheiros, num apartamento pequeno. (eh-oo MOH-roo ey(n) pee-NYAY-roos, noo(n) ah-pahr-tah-MEN-too peh-KEH-noo.).

   Show the answer

   I live in Pinheiros, in a small flat.

4. translate into the languagePractice 4: [reverse translation] A casa: moro em, tem, fica — Write in Latin script: It has two bedrooms and a big kitchen..

   Show the answer

   Tem dois quartos e uma cozinha grande.

5. matchingPractice 5: [matching] A casa: moro em, tem, fica — Match a cozinha to its lesson meaning.

   1. kitchen
   2. bedroom
   3. living room
   Show the answer

   kitchen

6. put it in orderPractice 6: [reorder] A casa: moro em, tem, fica — Reconstruct the lesson model in coherent Portuguese: The building is on the corner, near the market..

   Show the answer

   O prédio fica na esquina, perto do mercado.

7. build the sentencePractice 7: [sentence building] A casa: moro em, tem, fica — Build the sentence with the lesson pattern (Eu moro em … · tem dois quartos · fica perto do centro): I live in Pinheiros, in a small flat..

   Show the answer

   Eu moro em Pinheiros, num apartamento pequeno.

8. choose the wordPractice 8: [word selection] A casa: moro em, tem, fica — Select the Portuguese form for “floor, storey”.

   1. o andar
   2. o prédio
   Show the answer

   o andar

9. find the mistakePractice 9: [error correction] A casa: moro em, tem, fica — Correct the model the lesson warns about: Eu moro no Pinheiros rua.

   Show the answer

   Eu moro na rua Pinheiros.

10. finish the dialoguePractice 10: [dialogue completion] A casa: moro em, tem, fica — Complete the exchange with the studied response to: Do you live here in the building?

    Show the answer

    Moro, sim, no terceiro andar.

11. readingPractice 11: [reading comprehension] A casa: moro em, tem, fica — Read “E o apartamento tem varanda?” (ee oo ah-pahr-tah-MEN-too tay(n) vah-RAHN-dah?). What does it mean?

    Show the answer

    And does the flat have a balcony?

12. paragraphPractice 12: [paragraph comprehension] A casa: moro em, tem, fica — Read the lesson dialogue as a whole and give its key move: It has a small one, facing the street.

    Show the answer

    Tem uma pequena, que fica de frente para a rua.

Quick check (5).

1. quick checkWhich meaning best fits o quarto?

   1. bedroom
   2. living room
   3. kitchen
   4. floor, storey
   Show the answer

   bedroom

   o quarto (oo KWAHR-doo) means bedroom in this lesson.

2. quick checkWhich meaning best fits a sala?

   1. living room
   2. bedroom
   3. kitchen
   4. floor, storey
   Show the answer

   living room

   a sala (ah SAH-lah) means living room in this lesson.

3. quick checkWhich meaning best fits a cozinha?

   1. kitchen
   2. bedroom
   3. living room
   4. floor, storey
   Show the answer

   kitchen

   a cozinha (ah koh-ZEE-nyah) means kitchen in this lesson.

4. quick checkWhich meaning best fits o andar?

   1. floor, storey
   2. bedroom
   3. living room
   4. kitchen
   Show the answer

   floor, storey

   o andar (oo an-DAHR) means floor, storey in this lesson.

5. quick checkWhich meaning best fits o prédio?

   1. building
   2. bedroom
   3. living room
   4. kitchen
   Show the answer

   building

   o prédio (oo PREH-dee-oo) means building in this lesson.

Worksheet: Home worksheet

Review list. o quarto · a sala · a cozinha · o andar

Describing words

Colors and adjectives

Adjectives match gender AND number: -O (m), -A (f), -OS (m plural), -AS (f plural). O LIVRO VERMELHO, A CASA BRANCA, OS LIVROS VERMELHOS. Position: AFTER the noun!

Dialogue. Read it aloud twice — once for each speaker.

Practice (12). Answer first, then open the answer.

What this Portuguese practice tests. sentence building, word selection, error correction, dialogue completion, reading comprehension, paragraph comprehension, main idea, detail identification, inference, listening comprehension, dictation, listen and choose. Every exercise works on Portuguese gender/agreement, verb conjugation, pronunciation, and regional/formal register.

1. build the sentencePractice 5 [sentence building] — Colors and adjectives: Rebuild this model with correct Portuguese gender/agreement, verb conjugation, pronunciation, and regional/formal register: The white house.

   Show the answer

   A casa branca.

2. choose the wordPractice 6 [word selection] — Colors and adjectives: Select the correct target form for “black”.

   1. grande
   2. pequeno
   3. preto
   Show the answer

   preto

3. find the mistakePractice 7 [error correction] — Colors and adjectives: Replace a script, morphology, particle, or register error with the lesson model for “The red book.”.

   Show the answer

   O livro vermelho.

4. finish the dialoguePractice 8 [dialogue completion] — Colors and adjectives: Complete Rafael’s turn in the taught register: Yes, it is big and red.

   Show the answer

   Sim, é grande e vermelho.

5. readingPractice 9 [reading comprehension] — Colors and adjectives: Read Gosto da casa branca. (GOHSH-too dah KAH-zah BRAH(n)-kah.). What exact detail is communicated?

   Show the answer

   I like the white house.

6. paragraphPractice 10 [paragraph comprehension] — Colors and adjectives: Read the complete dialogue and explain this turn’s function: E o carro vermelho?

   Show the answer

   And the red car?

7. the main ideaPractice 11 [main idea] — Colors and adjectives: What is the central communicative purpose of “Colors and adjectives”?

   Show the answer

   Adjectives match gender AND number: -O (m), -A (f), -OS (m plural), -AS (f plural).

8. spot the detailPractice 12 [detail identification] — Colors and adjectives: Read Sim, é grande e vermelho. (seeng, eh GRAHN-dee ee vehr-MEH-lyoo.). What exact detail is communicated?

   Show the answer

   Yes, it is big and red.

9. what is meantPractice 13 [inference] — Colors and adjectives: Infer the intended meaning or social force of O livro vermelho. without overclaiming.

   Show the answer

   The red book.

10. listeningPractice 14 [listening comprehension] — Colors and adjectives: Play the synthetic audio and give its precise contextual meaning.

    audio drill — play it in the course player

    Show the answer

    And the red car?

11. dictationPractice 15 [dictation] — Colors and adjectives: Play the labeled synthetic Portuguese audio and type the complete line in Latin script.

    audio drill — play it in the course player

    Show the answer

    É muito bonito.

12. listen and choosePractice 16 [listen and choose] — Colors and adjectives: Play the synthetic audio and select its contextual meaning.

    1. Yes, it is big and red.
    2. I like the white house.
    3. small

    audio drill — play it in the course player

    Show the answer

    Yes, it is big and red.

Quick check (5).

1. quick checkA CASA BRANCA means…

   1. the white house
   2. the black house
   3. the big house
   4. the red house
   Show the answer

   the white house

   Casa (f) + branca.

2. quick checkOS LIVROS VERMELHOS: why VERMELHOS?

   1. it is long
   2. masculine plural -OS
   3. books are red
   4. all adjectives
   Show the answer

   masculine plural -OS

   Masculine plural: -OS.

3. quick checkAZUL in plural is…

   1. azuls
   2. azuis
   3. azues
   4. azul
   Show the answer

   azuis

   Azul → AZUIS (special!).

4. quick checkVERDE (green) in plural is…

   1. verdos
   2. verdes
   3. verdas
   4. verde
   Show the answer

   verdes

   -E adjectives add only -S.

5. quick checkAdjectives usually go…

   1. before the noun
   2. after the noun
   3. at sentence start
   4. nowhere
   Show the answer

   after the noun

   A casa branca — after!

Worksheet: Colors worksheet

Review list. vermelho · azul · verde · amarelo

Days, months, and telling time

Brazilian weekdays count markets: SEGUNDA (2nd), TERÇA (3rd), QUARTA (4th)! Time: QUE HORAS SÃO? É UMA HORA (1:00) but SÃO TRÊS HORAS. Half: E MEIA.

Dialogue. Read it aloud twice — once for each speaker.

Practice (12). Answer first, then open the answer.

What this Portuguese practice tests. listen and reorder, listen and fill, repeat after audio, multiple choice, fill in the blank, translation, reverse translation, matching, reorder, sentence building, word selection, error correction. Every exercise works on Portuguese gender/agreement, verb conjugation, pronunciation, and regional/formal register.

1. listen, then orderPractice 6 [listen and reorder] — Days, months, and telling hour / time: Rebuild this model with correct Portuguese gender/agreement, verb conjugation, pronunciation, and regional/formal register: It is half past three.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   São três e meia.

2. listen and fillPractice listen and fill — Days, months, and telling time: Play the synthetic audio and complete the line beginning “Nos…”.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   Nos vemos amanhã?

3. repeat itPractice 8 [repeat after audio] — Days, months, and telling hour / time: Repeat the synthetic model with accurate phrase grouping; no microphone score is claimed.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   Sim, terça às dez.

4. multiple choicePractice 9 [multiple choice] — Days, months, and telling hour / time: Choose the contextual meaning of segunda (seh-GOON-dah).

   1. Monday
   2. Tuesday
   3. Wednesday
   Show the answer

   Monday

5. fill the gapPractice 10 [fill in the blank] — Days, months, and telling hour / time: Type the complete Latin script expression meaning “Tuesday”.

   Show the answer

   terça

6. translatePractice 11 [translation] — Days, months, and telling hour / time: Read quarta (KWAHR-tah) and give its lesson meaning.

   Show the answer

   Wednesday

7. translate into the languagePractice 12 [reverse translation] — Days, months, and telling hour / time: Produce “today” in Latin script, not romanisation alone.

   Show the answer

   hoje

8. matchingPractice 13 [matching] — Days, months, and telling hour / time: Match amanhã to its contextual meaning.

   1. yesterday
   2. tomorrow
   3. week
   Show the answer

   tomorrow

9. put it in orderPractice 14 [reorder] — Days, months, and telling hour / time: Rebuild this model with correct Portuguese gender/agreement, verb conjugation, pronunciation, and regional/formal register: It is three o'clock.

   Show the answer

   Que horas são?

10. build the sentencePractice 15 [sentence building] — Days, months, and telling hour / time: Rebuild this model with correct Portuguese gender/agreement, verb conjugation, pronunciation, and regional/formal register: It is half past three.

    Show the answer

    São três e meia.

11. choose the wordPractice 16 [word selection] — Days, months, and telling hour / time: Select the correct target form for “hour / time”.

    1. segunda
    2. terça
    3. a hora
    Show the answer

    a hora

12. find the mistakePractice 17 [error correction] — Days, months, and telling hour / time: Replace a script, morphology, particle, or register error with the lesson model for “It is three o'clock.”.

    Show the answer

    Que horas são?

Quick check (5).

1. quick checkÉ UMA HORA is used because…

   1. one is lucky
   2. uma is singular
   3. it is morning
   4. all times use É
   Show the answer

   uma is singular

   1:00 is singular: É UMA.

2. quick checkQUE HORAS SÃO? means…

   1. What day is it?
   2. What time is it?
   3. Where are you?
   4. How are you?
   Show the answer

   What time is it?

   Horas = hours/time.

3. quick checkE MEIA means…

   1. and a quarter
   2. and a half
   3. and ten
   4. o'clock sharp
   Show the answer

   and a half

   Meia = half.

4. quick checkSEGUNDA means Monday because…

   1. it is holy
   2. it counts 2nd market-day
   3. saint's day
   4. no reason
   Show the answer

   it counts 2nd market-day

   Segunda-feira = 2nd fair/day.

5. quick checkAMANHÃ means…

   1. today
   2. tomorrow
   3. yesterday
   4. morning
   Show the answer

   tomorrow

   Amanhã = tomorrow.

Worksheet: Time worksheet

Review list. segunda · terça · quarta · hoje

O tempo, as estações e o que fazer no fim de semana

Weather is said two ways and both are correct: está quente (it is hot, with an adjective) and faz calor (it is hot, with a noun). Choose by what follows — faz calor pairs with nouns (calor, frio, sol, vento) and está pairs with adjectives (quente, frio, nublado). Chover and nevar are impersonal: chove muito em janeiro.

Dialogue. Read it aloud twice — once for each speaker.

Practice (12). Answer first, then open the answer.

What this Portuguese practice tests. Brazilian Portuguese. Every exercise works on nasal vowels (ã, õ) and the diphthongs, você as the everyday second person, ser vs estar, the two pasts (pretérito / imperfeito), the personal infinitive, the future subjunctive in real conditions, and the written register of the Brazilian press.

1. multiple choicePractice 1: [multiple choice] O tempo, as estações e o que fazer no fim de semana — Choose the meaning of o verão (oo veh-RAH(n)) in this lesson.

   1. summer
   2. winter
   3. heat
   4. rain
   Show the answer

   summer

2. fill the gapPractice 2: [fill in the blank] O tempo, as estações e o que fazer no fim de semana — Type the Portuguese expression meaning “winter”.

   Show the answer

   o inverno

3. translatePractice 3: [translation] O tempo, as estações e o que fazer no fim de semana — Interpret the Latin script in context: Hoje está nublado e faz frio. (OH-jee es-TAH noo-BLAH-doo ee fah(f) FEE-oo.).

   Show the answer

   Today it is cloudy and cold.

4. translate into the languagePractice 4: [reverse translation] O tempo, as estações e o que fazer no fim de semana — Write in Latin script: In summer it rains almost every afternoon..

   Show the answer

   No verão chove quase toda tarde.

5. matchingPractice 5: [matching] O tempo, as estações e o que fazer no fim de semana — Match o calor to its lesson meaning.

   1. heat
   2. summer
   3. winter
   Show the answer

   heat

6. put it in orderPractice 6: [reorder] O tempo, as estações e o que fazer no fim de semana — Reconstruct the lesson model in coherent Portuguese: At the weekend I go to the beach if it is sunny..

   Show the answer

   No fim de semana eu vou à praia se fizer sol.

7. build the sentencePractice 7: [sentence building] O tempo, as estações e o que fazer no fim de semana — Build the sentence with the lesson pattern (está quente · faz calor · chove muito · no fim de semana): Today it is cloudy and cold..

   Show the answer

   Hoje está nublado e faz frio.

8. choose the wordPractice 8: [word selection] O tempo, as estações e o que fazer no fim de semana — Select the Portuguese form for “rain”.

   1. a chuva
   2. nublado
   Show the answer

   a chuva

9. find the mistakePractice 9: [error correction] O tempo, as estações e o que fazer no fim de semana — Correct the model the lesson warns about: Hoje faz quente.

   Show the answer

   Hoje está quente.

10. finish the dialoguePractice 10: [dialogue completion] O tempo, as estações e o que fazer no fim de semana — Complete the exchange with the studied response to: Is it going to be hot at the weekend?

    Show the answer

    Dizem que sim, mas no sábado à tarde chove.

11. readingPractice 11: [reading comprehension] O tempo, as estações e o que fazer no fim de semana — Read “Então vou deixar a praia para domingo.” (en-TOW(n) voh deh-SHAHR ah PRAH-yah pah-rah doh-MEEN-goo.). What does it mean?

    Show the answer

    Then I'll leave the beach for Sunday.

12. paragraphPractice 12: [paragraph comprehension] O tempo, as estações e o que fazer no fim de semana — Read the lesson dialogue as a whole and give its key move: Good idea. On Sunday it is sunny and hot.

    Show the answer

    Boa ideia. No domingo faz sol e está quente.

Quick check (5).

1. quick checkWhich meaning best fits o verão?

   1. summer
   2. winter
   3. heat
   4. rain
   Show the answer

   summer

   o verão (oo veh-RAH(n)) means summer in this lesson.

2. quick checkWhich meaning best fits o inverno?

   1. winter
   2. summer
   3. heat
   4. rain
   Show the answer

   winter

   o inverno (oo een-VEHR-noo) means winter in this lesson.

3. quick checkWhich meaning best fits o calor?

   1. heat
   2. summer
   3. winter
   4. rain
   Show the answer

   heat

   o calor (oo kah-LOHR) means heat in this lesson.

4. quick checkWhich meaning best fits a chuva?

   1. rain
   2. summer
   3. winter
   4. heat
   Show the answer

   rain

   a chuva (ah SHOO-vah) means rain in this lesson.

5. quick checkWhich meaning best fits nublado?

   1. cloudy
   2. summer
   3. winter
   4. heat
   Show the answer

   cloudy

   nublado (noo-BLAH-doo) means cloudy in this lesson.

Worksheet: Weather worksheet

Review list. o verão · o inverno · o calor · a chuva

Recall drills — 130 more questions from the A1 words

These 130 drills are generated from the Portuguese A1 vocabulary list — the words of “First words” through “Describing words”, in both directions: recognition (word → meaning) and production (meaning → word). They re-ask what the course data already contains; no answer here was written by a machine, and a generated drill is practice, never a lesson.

The A1 test — 10 items

The 10-item test closes Portuguese A1. Answers are shown; in the course player the same test decides whether Portuguese A2 unlocks.

1. translate into the languageSay: hello

   Show the answer

   olá

2. translate into the languageSay: I am Ana

   Show the answer

   Sou Ana

3. fill the gapTenho ___ anos (I am 9)

   Show the answer

   nove

4. choose'Do you speak English?'

   1. Você fala inglês?
   2. Eu falo inglês?
   3. Ela fala inglês?
   4. Falar inglês?
   Show the answer

   Você fala inglês?

5. translate into EnglishQuanto custa?

   Show the answer

   How much is it?

6. fill the gapA casa ___ (white)

   Show the answer

   branca

7. put it in orderOrder: anos / tenho / dez

   Show the answer

   tenho dez anos

8. say it out loudSay aloud: Queria um café, por favor.

   Show the answer

   Queria um café, por favor.

9. fill the gapSão três e ___ (half)

   Show the answer

   meia

10. chooseA woman says thanks as…

    1. obrigado
    2. obrigada
    3. obrigados
    4. obrigadas
    Show the answer

    obrigada

Portuguese A1 beyond the drills — culture, reading, listening, idioms

These sections are written for Portuguese A1 specifically. The reading text is EkGuru's own; the culture note cites where its facts come from; the idioms and the mistakes list are the ones this level actually trips over.

Culture note

Portuguese is the official language of Brazil and of seven other countries, and Brazil alone has more speakers than all the others together — which is why this course teaches the Brazilian variety. Three sounds do most of the work: the nasal vowels written with a til (pão, irmã, não), nh (like the ny in canyon: manhã) and lh (like the lli in million: filho). The everyday word for you is você, and it takes the same verb form as ele, which is why beginners hear fala where Spanish would say hablas.

Source (named, not linked): en.wikipedia.org, the article “Portuguese language”.

Reading — read this aloud, slowly

What it says: My name is Marina and I live in Belo Horizonte. I am twenty-six years old and I work in a bakery near my house. In the morning I drink coffee with milk and eat bread with butter. My family is big: my parents live in the countryside, and my sister lives with me. At night I study Portuguese because I want to write better. On Sunday we have lunch together and then walk in the park.

Listening — one voice, one text

Use the speaker button to hear this text with a browser voice tagged pt-BR; playback starts only after a click. If no matching voice is installed, read it aloud yourself — the rhythm is the point.

What it says: Good morning! Are you Marina? — Yes, I am. And you? — I'm Paulo, from the bakery. How are you? — All good, thank you. Do you work here? — I do, yes. I started last week.

10 idioms and fixed phrases

The 3 mistakes this level makes

• Eu sou vinte anos. → Eu tenho vinte anos. Age uses ter (to have), never ser.
• Eu estou bom hoje. → Eu estou bem hoje. bem is the adverb of how you are; bom is an adjective for a thing or a person.
• Obrigado! (said by a woman) → Obrigada! (said by a woman) The word agrees with the speaker: a man says obrigado, a woman obrigada.

Your task

Apresente-se em voz alta Record ninety seconds: name, city, age, work or study, and one thing you do every day. Then write the same five sentences by hand. Check three things before you finish: tenho for your age, bem after estou, and obrigado/obrigada agreeing with you.

After A1: the A1+ checkpoint

A1+ is not a certificate — it is the half-step between Portuguese A1 and the next level, and it is on this site’s ladder because language schools use it. You are at A1+ when you can ask for things, give a phone number, name the days. Get there by working the recall drills above and the review deck until nothing on this page surprises you, then open the A2 pages.

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